[Gllug] ed vs emacs/vi, was: ed vs emacs, was: OpenMoko Neo Freerunner

[Tethys]

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Joel Bernstein writes:

>In vi:
>
>v3j5ff
>
>v = enter visual mode
>3j = move down 3 lines (3 <down> also works)
>5ff = the 5th f character

I think you mean in vim. In vi, there is no visual selection mode,
although having grown up without one, I don't tend to miss it. I'd
achieve the same thing by setting a mark and deleting/yanking/whatever
to that mark. By the way, you also need a ^ or | before your 5ff.

Tet
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